evacuate

verb: Terrorism topic

1[transitive]to move people from a place of danger to a safer placeevacuate somethingPolice evacuated nearby buildings.evacuate somebody (from…) (to…)Children were evacuated from London to escape the bombing.Families were evacuated to safer parts of the city.2[transitive,intransitive]evacuate (something)to move out of a place because of danger, and leave the place emptyEmployees were urged to evacuate their offices immediately.Locals were told to evacuate.